Education

Biography

Dr. McBride joined the Department of Behavioral Sciences in 1986. His areas of expertise are criminology and drug abuse, and he has been published in the American Journal of Psychiatry, Journal of Drug Issues, Journal of Health and Social Behavior, Criminology, Journal of Criminal Justice, International Journal of Criminology and Penology, Youth and Society, Human Organization, Addictive Diseases: An International Journal, British Journal of Addiction, Chemical Dependencies: Behavioral and Biomedical Issues, and Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine. Dr. McBride has also authored two books: Legal and Illicit Drug Use: Determining Drug Abuse Treatment Needs and Drug Use and the Courts. His current research is in the areas of juvenile delinquency and the AIDS virus infection of IV drug-users. He has membership in the American Sociological Association and the American Public Health Association. Currently he is co-principal investigator on a Health Services Research Center funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, and chairs a grant review committee for the National Institute on Drug Abuse.

Dr. McBride currently teaches courses in Criminology, Introduction to Sociology, Drug Use in American Society, Theories of Addictive Behavior, Juvenile Delinquency and more. He has received a variety of awards for his teaching, research, and contributions to Andrews University. After 23 years as Chair of the Behavioral Sciences Department, passed the honor to Dr. Harvey Burnett on July 1, 2015.

Helm, H. W. Jr., Lien, L.M., McBride, D.C. & Bell, B. (2009). Comparison of Alcohol and Other Drug Use Trends Between a Prohibitionist University and National Data Sets. Journal of Research on Christian Education. 18(2), 231-245.

Baltazar, A., Hopkins, G., VanderWaal, C. (2012). Risk and Protective Factors in Students Use of Alcohol and Engaging in Sexual Activity. Towards New Horizons in Adventist Research First Conference of SDA Human-Subject Researchers. (Oral Presentation).

McBride, D.C. & Randall, K.F. (2009). Priorities of Public Health in Mission of a Church: An Example of the Adventist Church. Seminar Presenter and Coordinator for Social Religious Behavior at the WHO Health and Lifestyle Conference, Geneva, Switzerland.

McBride, D.C. & Hopkins, G. (July, 2009), Service and Mentoring in Prevention of At-Risk Behaviors. Seminar on Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs for the GC/WHO conference on Health and Lifestyle, Geneva, Switzerland.

McBride, D.C. (October 8, 2008). Moderator in session on Examining the Role of Medicaid in
the Provision of Outpatient Substance Abuse Treatment Services, Addiction Health Services Research Conference, Boston, MA.

McBride, D.C., Chriqui, J.F., Mulatu, M. & Terry-McElrath, Y. (October, 2008). The Role of
Medicaid Acceptance in Moderating the Relationship Between Program Ownership and Service Provision in Outpatient Treatment Programs in the US. Addiction Health Services Research Conference, Boston, MA.